Pedro,
If you record a macro whilst you DataGet External DataImport Text File,
you get the chance to specify the data type of the columns.

NickHK

"Pedro Gonçalves" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm programming an application that exports table data to a file with
extension csv with columns separated by seicolumns (or xls separated by
tab).

The problem is that I have a field that holds a SSCC number (18 digit
number) that is handled as a text field.

When I open then file in Excel that field is converted to a cientific
number
like 3,56E+17. And is not all, in fact the number stored in cell is
356000000200000000 when then number that is in original file (if I open it
with notepad) is 356000000200000013! It is rounding the number!

I tried to add an apostrophe before the number but it didn't solved te
problem too because it shows up in the field as part of the value, and
that
create me problems when I have to compare ou print values.

Does any one knows a solution for this problem? Is there a char that I can
add before the field that Excel interprets as a text field but know that
that
first char does not belong to the field value?

Thanks,
Pedro Gonçalves